All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 7 2011 // The bed and breakfast industry is shaking off its fusty, lace and ruffles image in a serious attempt to attract younger patronage and embrace the Internet age.The strategy could greatly increase the industry’s...
Mar 7 2011 // Reality shows have taken over television. Every network has at least a few each week. They range from absurd spin-offs of Japanese game shows to personal challenges/competition to a day-in-the-life of somebody in New...
Mar 7 2011 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Jeffrey Junkas regional manager, state government relations. Junkas brings to PCI 15 years of public affairs experience, including six in the property/casualty...
Mar 7 2011 // Brokers Hoping Improving Economy, Changes in Tallahassee, Rate Deregulation Will Bring Some ReliefThe numbers alone tell the story. According to the Florida Surplus Lines Office, the total surplus lines premiums written in...
Mar 7 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips has been promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the...
Mar 7 2011 // Pennsylvania lawmakers are once again eyeing a tort reform package — a resurrection of the “Fair Share” act — that many in the insurance industry say would rein in what critics say is a legal system abused...
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
Mar 7 2011 // The amount the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has paid out in litigation costs as a result of lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Ike claims is far too high, said one Texas lawmaker who’s working on...
Mar 7 2011 // Young property/casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. are being called upon to answer some questions … and have some fun.Gen X, Gen Y agents: who are you? What do you really think about your career?...
Mar 7 2011 // San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC named Michael Bailey and Mark Doscher principals of the firm. Longtime commercial producers in the firm’s San Diego office, both have been key players in the success and...
Mar 7 2011 // Many businesses have not updated their insurance to keep pace with today’s world of cyber liability. Restaurants are no exception. Today restaurants use the Internet. A restaurant will likely have its own Web site, a...
Mar 7 2011 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part article on compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act. Part one appeared in the West region of Insurance Journal’s February 21, 2011...
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
Mar 7 2011 // InsuranceJournal.com reported on the adventures of IBM’s artificial intelligence machine, Watson, and its victory on the TV game show “Jeopardy.” In the article and podcast, What’s Next for...
Mar 7 2011 // Instant messaging, electronic newsletters, online gaming, discussion forums such as chat rooms and online dating Web sites just to name a few — these are the new ways we communicate and interact with one another.Social...
Mar 7 2011 // It is no secret that the restaurant industry has been in a slump. As families have cut back on eating out, restaurants have suffered three straight years of a decline in business: -.2 percent in 2010, -2.8 percent in 2009...
Mar 7 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips has been promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the...
Mar 7 2011 // Late last year, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed a lawsuit over alleged patent infringement against some of the biggest names in technology, including Facebook, Google and Apple. For some, the lawsuit may appear...
Mar 3 2011 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger will conduct a public fact-finding hearing March 14 regarding the impact on Kansas insurance companies and agents of a medical loss ratio (MLR) provision in the federal...
Mar 3 2011 // Main Street Insurance Agencies, an alliance of agencies in Massachusetts, has elected new officers.Colleen Herlihy, Herlihy Insurance Group in Worcester, was elected president. Vice presidents are Thomas F. Bagley III, of...